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Small: People who know, know. The others, it really doesnt matter
"People who know, know. The others, it really doesn't matter"
David McCallum, Actor
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Small: The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure
"The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure"
B. C. Forbes, Journalist
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Small: Im sick to death of people saying weve made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, weve made 12 album
"I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sounds exactly the same, Infact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same"
Angus Young, Musician
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Small: Universalism as an ideal is as old as nay, is probably much more ancient than the Christian ideal
"Universalism as an ideal is as old as nay, is probably much more ancient than the Christian ideal"
Arthur Keith, Scientist
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Small: Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for
"Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself"
Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor
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Small: Equality is the soul of liberty there is, in fact, no liberty without it
Frances Wright
"Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it"
Frances Wright, Writer
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Small: Converse with men makes sharp the glittering wit, but God to man doth speak in solitude
"Converse with men makes sharp the glittering wit, but God to man doth speak in solitude"
John Stuart Blackie, Writer
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Small: Every noble work is at first impossible
Thomas Carlyle
"Every noble work is at first impossible"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Work alone is noble
Thomas Carlyle
"Work alone is noble"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: The merit of originality is not novelty it is sincerity
Thomas Carlyle
"The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment
Thomas Carlyle
"Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor
Thomas Carlyle
"No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith
Thomas Carlyle
"Love is not altogether a delirium, yet it has many points in common therewith"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Endurance is patience concentrated
Thomas Carlyle
"Endurance is patience concentrated"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone
Thomas Carlyle
"Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer
Thomas Carlyle
"Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Clever men are good, but they are not the best
Thomas Carlyle
"Clever men are good, but they are not the best"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the
Thomas Carlyle
"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open our mind
Thomas Carlyle
"To us also, through every star, through every blade of grass, is not God made visible if we will open our minds and our eyes"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion
Thomas Carlyle
"The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better
Thomas Carlyle
"The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are
Thomas Carlyle
"Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil for which reason I have long since as good as r
Thomas Carlyle
"Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It
Thomas Carlyle
"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: No man lives without jostling and being jostled in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving
Thomas Carlyle
"No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing
Thomas Carlyle
"I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing; a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance
Thomas Carlyle
"I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness on the confines of the
Thomas Carlyle
"Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct
Thomas Carlyle
"Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books
Thomas Carlyle
"All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus
Thomas Carlyle
"A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Silence is more eloquent than words
Thomas Carlyle
"Silence is more eloquent than words"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: No person is important enough to make me angry
Thomas Carlyle
"No person is important enough to make me angry"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?
Thomas Carlyle
"If an eloquent speaker speak not the truth, is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice but only accident
Thomas Carlyle
"Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you mak
Thomas Carlyle
"Every day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: All great peoples are conservative
Thomas Carlyle
"All great peoples are conservative"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things
Thomas Carlyle
"A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the sa
Thomas Carlyle
"Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, t
Thomas Carlyle
"This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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